Conservation payments in DeWitt County, Texas totaled $458,648 from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 47 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $45,615 | $45,615 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 2 | $87,389 | $43,694 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 3 | $106,581 | $35,527 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 5 | $135,790 | $27,158 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 6 | $148,702 | $24,784 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 7 | $161,532 | $23,076 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 8 | $173,816 | $21,727 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 10 | $196,555 | $19,655 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 11 | $207,758 | $18,887 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 12 | $217,106 | $18,092 |
| Top 11% | 49% | 13 | $225,606 | $17,354 |
| Top 12% | 53% | 15 | $242,153 | $16,144 |
| Top 13% | 55% | 16 | $250,107 | $15,632 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 17 | $257,797 | $15,165 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 18 | $265,221 | $14,734 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 20 | $278,429 | $13,921 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 21 | $284,701 | $13,557 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 22 | $290,023 | $13,183 |
| Top 19% | 64% | 23 | $295,327 | $12,840 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 25 | $304,932 | $12,197 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 100 | $153,717 | $1,537 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
